Tag: Books
Patrick Ness Wins Costa Children's Book Prize – Why?
Patrick Ness, who wins the Children’s Book Award for The Ask and the Answer (Book Two of the Chaos Walking trilogy) which the judges acclaimed as “a major achievement in the making” I quite agree with the judge that the Chaos walking Trilogy by Patrick Ness is a major achievement in the making, I can’t…
The Ask and the Answer – Patrick Ness – Do Not Read This Book!
If you search back through my blogs, you’ll find that I was most enthusiastic about The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. I liked that book so much, I bought a copy for a friend’s eleven year old son’s birthday. I couldn’t wait for the next part of the trilogy. So when The…
Chronic Phonics Cook The Books
“If we are uncritical, we shall always find what we want: we shall look for, and find, confirmations, and we shall look away from and not see, whatever might be dangerous to our pet theories.” Karl Popper I’m indebted to yesterday’s Times’ leader article for giving me the quote above and introducing me to Karl…